The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-07-09

for them In July.
April 10th found him at Pendleton.
Appropriate Easter services we're held,
and the proceeds of the Sunday evening
collection, and social entertainment of the
Saturday evening previous, Melted the
society about $4,000. The debts OF the
Sunday-school have been paid, new
lamps purchased, the church thoroughly
cleaned and whitewashed, and interest in
our services is steadily growing.
From Pendleton to Sheldon and Fl
Wayne to attend to the EARN" affairs.
Found taxes to be paid amounting to
$21.50 also ascertained that county
ditch had been located and work on it
advertised and let. 1t runs along the
west boundary Of the Convention Farm
We now owe for our part Of excavsting
the same, about S175, and it is necessary
to make immediate provision for the
payment of the same.
At Ft. Wayne he was advised by a
friend to visit Pleasant Lake and look
after our interests there. The advice was
accepted and found the visit most oppor-
tune, as the "orthodox" have occupied
our church SO long unmolested, that they
began TO think it belonged to them, and
were about to make some changes in the
building to suit their purposes, without
consulting the real owners. Br. John
hunted up the only surviving Trustee,
and twelve resident members, the survi-
vors and remnant of a once furnishing
society, who quickly put veto upon the
encroachments OF the intruders, and ar
ranged to hold business meeting of the
church members sometime in May, for
the purpose OF electing officers and look
ing after the affairs of the Society. The
meeting was held and full Board of
Trustees elected.
The following Sunday Br. John sup
piled for Br. Saxton at Bluffton, to ena-
BILE him to attend the Pastors Institute
at Chicago, though he had entertained
the hope to be present and meet the Su-
perintendents of four other States who
were there. This hope was brought to
nought by the low condition OF finances.
He next went to Fairfield, his old home.
Large congregations greeted him, and a
pleasant time enjoyed. At the request of
the young people he organized Sunday
school, though not single adult men,
Der of the church would help him. They
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of Miss Sallie Hanna, the matron of the
Orphans Home in Franklin county for
their Superintendent. She attends reg
ularly every Sunday, and brings with her
all the children from the Home, nearly
thirty in number. The school is -four
ishing, though managed almost entirely
by the young people. The last report
showed seventy in attendance.
The next Sunday found him at Pendle-
ton again for his regular appointment.
From there he went to Terre Hsute, and
called upon number of the leading fam
lilies, and heard nothing but expressions
of great satisfaction at the new order of
things that had come upon them under
the leadership of Br. M. w. Tabor. Went
to the church and was well pleased to
note the wonderful transformation effect
ed in its appearances, questioned Br.
Tabor and others in regard to financial
management, and inquired into the me-
cessity for outside help; was convinced
that the aid granted by the General Con-
vention was well bestowed, and cheer
fully paid over the 800 entrusted to his
keeping, taking receipt for the same.
The next appointment was at Walton
again. Arrived in time to assist them
through strawberry festival, which
Melted the society about $40; lectured
Sunday afternoon to the Sunday-school
children on Japan and the Japanese"
The house was crowded, and the request
made that the lecture be repeated at the
Lincoln school, house, four miles distant
from Walton. From Walton to Logans-
port to assist Br. Grandy in a series of
meetings, called upon more than dozen
families to ascertain the feeling in regard
to entertaining the coming Convention.
They were all friendly to the meeting,
but authorized Br. John TO earnestly re-
quest the Board to change the date to an
earlier date, say the 25th- 28th of August.
From Logansport to Knox, Starke
county; preached three times in the court
house to large audiences. Every effort
was made by the orthodox to make the
meetings failure. The Free Methodists
were particularly hostile. Arrangements
were perfected with Br. Edmund Greene,
by which eighty acres of land are con-
veyed to the State Convention.
The last days of May were given to
series of meetings in Milan, Ripley coun-
ty, closing with memorial address be-
fore the Comrades of Adams and Brown
we'll Posts of the G. A. r. The exer-
cises were held in the Methodist church,
and attended by large crowd.
The first week of June took him to the
meeting of the Central Association at
Pendleton.
His next appointment would have taken
him to Dayton to attend the Upper Wa
bash Association, but yielding to the ear
nest request of the society at Roam he
went there on the 18th and held services.
On his return home, he stopped at Co.
lumbia City, finding there few faithful
ones who are holding the fort, and pray